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Seventy-three-year-old Gary selected his food in Value Mart more carefully than NASA chose its candidates for the space shuttle.  Skim milk was $2. 99, on sale from $3. 49; white bread, 89 cents with a discount; table salt, 99 cents, 20 cents off the regular price.  Leaving the cashier(收银员), he estimated that he had saved 80 cents today.  He was pleased that he had got good value for his money again.

At the exit, the cold wind reminded him of his gloves. “Now where are they ? ”Not in the coat pockets.  Not in the grocery bag, either.  The worried man made a thorough search of all his pockets, again including the grocery bag.  Now he was sure they must have been dropped somewhere inside the store.

Old Gary had bought the black gloves at a 25% discount ten years ago.  His quick decision to buy the expensive gloves turned out to be a good one, which even promoted his social status on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him enviously.  Losing this favorite possession was almost like losing a child to him.

Gary re-entered the store with long steps.  He followed the same route he had walked before.  There were all open passages and it did not take long to be convinced that the gloves were not in sight.

“Society has changed; people have changed, ”he murmured to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back.  Not any more! ”

On his way out, he went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves.  She asked him what colour they were, and when he said “black” , there came a disappointing answer.  He took his time now, finally walking out of the store.

Back home, Gary was at a loss.  In deep winter, he could not do anything without a pair of gloves.  He was very upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.

After a month, Gary decided to buy another leather pair.  Before boarding the subway, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. “What colour are they? ” the woman in the office asked again. “Black, ” he gave the same answer.  She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men’s leather gloves. “Are they? ”

“Yes! Those are mine! ”Gary exclaimed, his eyes glowing with joy.

67. According to the passage, Gary thought his buying the gloves to be　　　.

A. unnecessary　　　　　　　    B. wise

C. hot-headed         D. adventurous

68. What can we infer about Gary?

A. He is not rich.

B. He is particular about food.

C. He holds a pessimistic attitude towards life.

D. He doesn’t get along well with his neighborhood.

69. In Gary’s opinion, why couldn’t he recover his gloves at first?

A. He was not careful enough.

B. The cashier forgot to return his gloves.

C. A customer took his gloves by mistake.

D. Someone picked up his gloves and kept them on purpose.

70. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Seeking gloves

B. The stolen gloves returned

C. Declining moral standards

D. A forgetful but stubborn old man

第四部分　书面表达(共两节, 满分50分)

第一节　完成句子(共10小题; 每小题2分, 满分20分)

阅读下列各小题, 根据汉语提示, 用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

71. Some strange customs, ____________________________________earlier times, surprised every tourist. (survive)

一些奇特的从古代流传下来的风俗让每个游客感到吃惊。

72. He opened the desk, as if ____________________________________. (search)

他打开抽屉, 仿佛要找什么重要的东西。

73. _____________________the once-ruined place has now been turned into a beautiful school, full of life. (amazing)

一度曾为废墟的地方现在已经变成了一个美丽的充满生机的学校, 这真让人感到惊讶。

74. It was a great honour ______________________________. (select)

被选为志愿者是一件很荣幸的事。

75. This book ___________________________________________turned out a great success. (design)

这本被设计帮助孩子阅读的书证明非常成功。

76. The noise from the meeting room ________________________ can be clearly heard in our classroom. (decorate)

在我们的教室里能清楚地听到来自正在被装饰的会议室的噪音。

77. We are looking for the person________________________. (belong)

我们正在寻找这本书的主人。

78. I am always thinking that studying well is the only thing _____________. (return)

我总是认为好好学习是我所能做的具有回报性的唯一事情。

79. If we can do as mentioned above, ______________________________ we can master English. (doubt)

如果我们能做到如上所述, 毫无疑问地, 我们就能精通英语。

80 . __________________ the policy was a failure, for many people are against it. (evident)

很明显这项政策失败了, 因为很多人反对它。